Open AccessCommunicating uncertainty in hydro‐meteorological forecasts: mission impossible?
Author(s) -
Ramos MariaHelena,
Mathevet Thibault,
Thielen Jutta,
Pappenberger Florian
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
meteorological applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1469-8080
pISSN - 1350-4827
DOI - 10.1002/met.202
Subject(s) - flood myth , hydroelectricity , probabilistic logic , environmental science , flood warning , warning system , flood forecasting , computer science , meteorology , key (lock) , environmental resource management , operations research , telecommunications , geography , engineering , computer security , archaeology , artificial intelligence , electrical engineering
There is a common agreement in the scientific community that communicating uncertain hydro‐meteorological forecasts to water managers, civil protection authorities and other stakeholders is far from being a resolved issue. This paper focuses on the communication of uncertain hydrological forecasts to decision‐makers such as operational hydrologists and water managers in charge of flood warning and scenario‐based reservoir operation. Results from case studies conducted together with flood forecasting experts in Europe and operational forecasters from the hydroelectric sector in France are presented. They illustrate some key issues on dealing with probabilistic hydro‐meteorological forecasts and communicating uncertainty in operational flood forecasting. Copyright © 2010 Royal Meteorological Society